Pleuronectidae

Shuntov's smear dab

Microstomus shuntovi

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean

Microstomus shuntovi is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a bathydemersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 270 and 290 metres (890 and 950 ft). Its native habitat is the north Pacific.